Bit9 Dirty Dozen Report highlights the most vulnerable Smartphones of 2011

Bit9 release yearly vulnerability report that highlights the most vulnerable Smartphones.  Usually Bit9 releases its annual Dirty Dozen report to highlight software vulnerabilities and the risks they pose to both consumers and corporations.  But this year they changed the topic to Smartphone as the usage of Smartphones is increasing. 

According to their report, Smartphones Manufacturers such as Samsung, HTC, Motorola, Sanyo, LG and SONY were slow to upgrade phones to the latest and most secure version of Android .  56% of Android phones in marketplace today are running out of date and insecure Android operating system software. This results in their device is being hacked.

"All operating systems have vulnerabilities," Svedlove(Bit9 Chief Technology Officer) points out, but it's how quickly and effectively software gets fixed that matters

The Not-So-Smartphones of 2011

• Samsung Galaxy Mini
• HTC Desire
• Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
• Sanyo Zio
• HTC Wildfire
• Samsung Epic 4G
• LG Optimus S
• Samsung Galaxy S
• Motorola Droid X
• LG Optimus One
• Motorola Droid 2
• HTC Evo 4G

To read the complete Bit9 Report of The Most Vulnerable Smartphones of 2011, click here.